Judo UKCC Course calendar 2008-2009

The UKCC for Judo having now been endorsed at Levels 1 and 2 is now live and courses have been planned for the remainder of 2008 and into 2009. The submission of Level 3 for Endorsement is imminent and a pilot course is planned later in the year.

The first courses were held in Essex in March 2008 and the draft programme below gives an indication of the intended roll out for this financial year. Courses are no longer organised on an Area or County basis and all courses are to be regarded as National courses since the BJA is the approved centre for the qualification. Courses will be organised North; Midland; South as defined by the Regional remits of the BJA Regional Development Officers with courses also being run in each of the Home Countries.

UKCC Level 1 Courses

UKCC Level 2 Courses

Suitable venues are currently being sought in each of the cases where no venue has yet been assigned and although several venues have put themselves forward to host a course we are actively seeking additional venues of a suitable standard. Training and/or assessment sites must provide, or have access to: A minimum 12m x 12m mat area, appropriate changing and toilet facilities (including disabled provision), on-site first aid equipment, an area adjacent to the mat or a nearby lecture/coaching room for up to 20 delegates, (c/w tables, chairs etc), refreshment making/vending area/facilities, suitable electrical supplies and adequate car parking facilities.

If your club meet the criteria and would like to host a course please contact the BJA National Coaching Officer Dave Duffy on daveduffy@britishjudo.org.uk or 0777 902 6344. Once the venues have been confirmed, they will be published on the BJA website.

Are you interested in taking a UKCC Course in Judo?

An expression of interest register is held at BJA Head Office and potential candidates should enter their details using the on-line registration form as shown overleaf. This process will help BJA Regional Development Officers to manage UKCC related requests and their local knowledge and networks will allow them to identify any appropriate support funding opportunities.

Candidates on the expression of interest register will be kept updated of forthcoming courses and from there on in places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.http://www.britishjudo.org.uk/technical/coaching_ukcc_reg.php

Applicants may also apply in writing via BJA Head Office – please write to or email Nicola Burlingham-Hall nicolabh@britishjudo.org.uk

UKCC - Where can I get funding to help with the cost?

Part of the reason we needed to strive so hard to get the UKCC Learning and Assessment Programmes accredited to the National Qualification Framework (NQF) was to ensure that candidates would be able to tap into sustainable funding streams in order to obtain subsidies towards the cost of undertaking the UKCC for Judo.

The UKCC for Judo itself is an Endorsement of the ‘Judo Specific’ Coach Education Programme’ and the underpinning qualifications (which includes both the assessment and learning programme), are known as the Level 1 and Level 2 Certificates in Coaching Judo - these are now accredited to the National Qualification Framework (NQF)making the award eligible for support funding.

There are a number of avenues that individuals can explore, you can:

· Contact your Local Authority Sports Development Unit

· Contact your local County Sports Partnership representative

· Contact your local Skills Active Regional manager

· Contact Awards for All (Club applications)

· Contact your BJA Regional Development Officer

NB: Funding needs to be secured prior to attending the course

The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and Sport England have committed to funding sports coaching qualifications around the country with projects being managed by SkillsActive.  Aimed at both aspiring and existing coaches, this funding will help individuals to gain qualifications at level 1, 2 and 3 by subsidising courses which are UK Coaching Certificate (UKCC) endorsed.

More information is available at

http://www.skillsactive.com/resources/bursaries

Quotes from candidates to date

Anonymous feedback forms have been given out after all of the post endorsement courses to date and a sample of the comments received can be found below:

L1 Kingsley Hall:

“Very well put together, was made to feel at ease – everything was made fun.”

“Coaches were fantastic – helped improve my confidence.”

“Very much enjoyed the amount of mat work involved, much more than expected.”

“All coaches/tutors very approachable and ready to assist with any questions raised.”

“The course was very well explained; this helped immensely when filling out the assessment booklet.”

“Tutors were excellent!” “Enjoyable and fun.”

“Course was good fun and served its purpose well. Thanks!”

“Very good atmosphere – the Tutors made it welcoming and friendly.”

“Appropriately delivered course which I thoroughly enjoyed and found useful.”

L2 Harlow:

“The 2 days flew past, a sign that it was enjoyable, appropriately paced and relevant”

“Enjoyable course, would recommend to any judo player who wants to be a coach”

“A lot more fun than I anticipated and was conducted in a far more relaxed and comfortable environment than expected. Reaffirmed a lot of skills and methods I already employ in my coaching. I am a happy camper!”

“Great support in a friendly atmosphere – thanks.”

“Very enjoyable. Hard work mentally and physically. More professional than I thought it would be.”

L2 SKK:

“It was well good”

“Welcoming, friendly – well run and managed”

“I think that the course ran really well and it has actually improved my Judo as a whole"

“Very enjoyable, very relaxed, excellent venue"

“Excellent course, well delivered, good balance of practical and theory"

“Enjoyable - good atmosphere, looking forward to Level 2"

Candidate feedback is invaluable in helping us to continually review and improve UKCC Courses and in addition to the positive feedback above consideration has been given to suggestions for making the experience even better.

Where can I find out further information about UKCC?

In formally launching the UKCC we are seeking to repackage the information on the BJA website to make it more accessible for coaches.

A frequently asked questions document is available via the BJA Website – see the link below:

http://www.britishjudo.org.uk/technical/documents/UKCCFAQ.pdf

Enquiries should always be directed to Dave Duffy as the UKCC lead officer – telephone 0777 902 6344 or e-mail daveduffy@britishjudo.org.uk